I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Georgetown Hoyas
93 – 98
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Capital One Arena · March 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -8.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money GTWN +250 / XAV -350
Model Predictions
Spread Total GTWN win
Actual XAV +5 191 Lost
Massey XAV -8.1 (+3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 153.2 (+37.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 26% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -8.1 (+3.1) 151.6 (+39.4) 23% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -8.4 (+3.4) 152.7 (+38.3) 18% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -7.4 (+2.4) 150.5 (+40.5) 26% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -7.5 (+2.5) 151.2 (+39.8) 26% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 XAV 91 – 84 GTWN
Dec 21, 2025 XAV 80 – 77 GTWN
Feb 5, 2025 XAV 74 – 69 GTWN
Jan 4, 2025 GTWN 69 – 63 XAV
Jan 19, 2024 XAV 92 – 91 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GTWN XAV
Overall 9-23 16-18
Conference 2-18 9-11
Home 7-12 11-7
Away 2-10 3-9
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L5 L2
Avg Pts For 70.8 75.9
Avg Pts Against 77.9 74.6
Massey -1.5 (#184) 9.9 (#52)
Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#235) 1.06 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.45 (#205) 1.78 (#68)
RPI 0.450 (#283) 0.541 (#104)
Shooting & Four Factors GTWN XAV
FG% 41.2% 43.5%
3PT% 33.9% 34.5%
REB / G 34.4 38.8
OREB / G 12.2 12.2
AST / TO 1.01 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 49.1%
TOV% 18.0% 16.2%
ORB% 33.3% 32.7%
FT Rate 24.8% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.3% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.3%
DRB% 69.5% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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